John Buchholz was born May 23, 1957, in Philip to Ramona and Kenneth Buchholz.

He passed away August 23, 2009.

He was raised on the family farm northeast of Philip. He attended eight years of country school and two and one-half years at Philip High School.

He worked at the elevator in Kadoka and from there moved to Denver where he met his wife, Raynae Rivar. To this union two children were born, Cory James and Alisha Nicole. While in Denver, he worked in an iron mine, NA Empire. Later he moved to Pennsylvania, then to Wisconsin, then back to Denver.

Local residents have the opportunity to celebrate life by joining in the community blood drive from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, at the Philip High School Fine Arts Building.

Not only will people get that great feeling of giving after donating blood, but will also be able to check their total cholesterol level. United Blood Services offers free cholesterol testing to blood donors. UBS does a total cholesterol test that allows donors to eat before the test, no fasting is required.

On September 18, 2009, physician assistant Terry Henrie reached an important milestone: five years of employment at Philip Health Services, Inc.

"We are pleased that Terry has demonstrated such commitment to our facility and to our community," said Kent Olson, administrator of Philip Health Services. "He has become an integral member of our medical staff."

Five years ago, Henrie joined a health provider team that included Dr. George Mangulis, Dr. Coen Klopper, Dr. David Holman, and certified nurse practitioner Robin Peterson-Lund.

November 5th

Curtis L. Bentley, age 90 of Midland, South Dakota, died November 2, 2009, at the Philip Nursing Home.

Curtis Leroy Bentley was born February 22, 1919 on the family homestead north of Midland, the son of Thomas O. and Ida Marie (Sandal) Bentley. He was baptized and confirmed at the Deep Creek Lutheran Church.

He grew up and received his education at the Butte School in the Moenville area. After his schooling, he worked at the Spurling ranch as a ranchhand for several years.

At the age of 21, Curtis was one of the first Haakon County citizens to be drafted into WWII.

After one of the most successful cros country seasons in Philip High School history, the Scootte team gathered to honor their own with a pizza and pop supper. Many of these athletes give up pop as part of a healthy diet during the season.

Certificates for their ninth place team finish at state went to Kelvin Ferguson, Tyler Dekker, Zane Pekron and William Coyle.

Power and placement ... This smash by Philip’s Marissa Mann went straight down between the Wall Eagle opponent and the net. The Lady Scotties lost, by 2-3, their last regular season match. Photo by Deb Smith

The Philip Lady Scotties traveled to Wall to face the Eagles on Thursday, October 29.

In their last regular season match, the Scotties were defeated by the Eagles 2-3, with set scores of 25-16, 23-25, 25-21, 20-25 and 13-15.

The evening was also a joint venture of the Philip High School and Wall High School student councils and volleyball teams in "Pack the Place Pink" volley for a cure. Audience members were encouraged to wear the color pink and to bring donations for breast cancer research.